The House on Mango Street - Softcover

Cisneros, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072435178 ISBN 13: 9780072435177

Publisher: McGraw-Hill College, 2000

Synopsis

Title: The House on Mango Street <>Binding: Prebound <>Author: SandraCisneros <>Publisher: PerfectionLearning

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Review:

"Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture." --Gwendolyn Books
"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one." --Bebe Moore Campbell, "The New York Times Book Review"
"Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world." --"San Francisco Cronicle"
"A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word." --"Miami Herald"

"From the Trade Paperback edition."

"A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature." --Julia Alvarez""Afortunado"! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and""The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us." --Maxine Hong Kingston"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one." --Bebe Moore Campbell, "The New York Times Book Review""Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world." --"San Francisco Cronicle""A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word." --"Miami Herald""Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture." --Gwendolyn Books

A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. Julia Alvarez "Afortunado"! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and" "The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. Maxine Hong Kingston"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one." Bebe Moore Campbell, "The New York Times Book Review""Marvelous...spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world." "San Francisco Cronicle""A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant.... Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word." "Miami Herald""Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful...rich with music and picture." Gwendolyn Books"

A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. Julia Alvarez
"Afortunado"! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and""The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. Maxine Hong Kingston
Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. Bebe Moore Campbell, "The New York Times Book Review"
Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros s storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. "San Francisco Cronicle"
A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. "Miami Herald"
Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today s young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture. Gwendolyn Books

"From the Trade Paperback edition.""

A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature. Julia Alvarez
Afortunado! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza andThe House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us. Maxine Hong Kingston
Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one. Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review
Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros s storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world. San Francisco Cronicle
A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word. Miami Herald
Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today s young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture. Gwendolyn Books

From the Trade Paperback edition."

"A classic. . . . This little book has made a great space for itself on the shelf of American literature." --Julia Alvarez

"Afortunado! Lucky! Lucky the generation who grew up with Esperanza and The House on Mango Street. And lucky future readers. This funny, beautiful book will always be with us." --Maxine Hong Kingston

"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage . . . and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one." --Bebe Moore Campbell, The New York Times Book Review

"Marvelous . . . spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisneros's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world." --San Francisco Cronicle

"A deeply moving novel...delightful and poignant. . . . Like the best of poetry, it opens the windows of the heart without a wasted word." --Miami Herald

"Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brillant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuanceful . . . rich with music and picture." --Gwendolyn Books

From the Trade Paperback edition.

From the Publisher:

Over three million copies sold worldwide, this is the classic first novel by the author of Caramelo

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0072435178
• ISBN 13: 9780072435177
• Binding: Paperback